Combination torch and oiler



(No Model.)

H. M; TURNER.. COMBINATION TORCH vAND OILER.

NQ. 464,839. Patented'nec. 8,1891'.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IIARRY MILLER TURNER, OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA.

COMBINATION TORCH AND OILER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 464,839, dated December8, 1891.

Application filed March '7, 1891. Serial No. 384,099. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

- Be it known that I, HARRY MILLER TURNER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Birlningham, in the county of Jeierson and State ofAlabama, have invented certainl new and useful Improvements inLocomotive-Oilers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

The invention relates to torch-feed cans for oiling locomotive-engines,and will first be described in connection with the drawings, and then4pointed out in the claims.

Figure l of the drawings is a vertical sec tion of the can with all itsattachments. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the burner-tube in itscase; and Fig. 3, a perspective view showing the slidecase below theburner-tube, which is raised above the cap ready for use.

In the drawings, A represents the body of can, having the bottom aconcaved on the outside and in the middle thereof provided with thescrew-stopper to close the oil-inlet a.

B is the spout, through which oil is poured out, and b the flared bottomthereof, which is slightly raised toward the middle of can, so as tofreely admit the passage of the oil into it. This tapers up to the topend, where is a small outlet for the oil.

C is the handle, which is swiveled near the top and bottom of can, sothat the can may be turned therein to get it into diierent positionswhen oiling a locomotive to reach the place intended.

On one side of the spout B is joined the tube D, having an inlet d,through which the oil passes from the spout into it, thence up throughthe tube G', and around the burnerchamber II, which is supportedthereby, en tering said chamber at the holes h. Into this chamber IIextends the wick of the burner, over whose outer end is a hinged cap I.

The spout B is soldered at its lower end to the inside of the can, andalso where it passes through the upper end thereof, while the tube D issoldered to the spout B. A sleeve G surrounds the feed-tube G and ismovable up and down thereon. The sleeve G is con- 5o nected by strips gto the spout B and slides thereon, as well as on the burner-supportingtube G', to cover the torch when not in use.

.I is an air-inlet having a screw-stopper.

The oil-can is inverted by the operator in 5 5 order to pour out of thespout B, and can be moved in the handle so as to pour oil into any partof the engine. A small portion of the black oil used for lubricationfinds its way to the wick of burner to support the corn- 6o bustion ofthe torch and produce the desired light.

Having thus described all that is necessary to a full understanding ofmy invention, what I claim as new, and desire to protect by Let- 6 5"-locomotive-oiling can, of the tube D, having inlet CZ, the case G,opening into tube D, and the burner-chamber II, having oilinlets h, 7owhereby the Wick of burner receives a supply of oil, in the mannerspecified.

2. The combination, with the burner-tube D and spout B, of the case G,having a hinged cover and arranged to slide up and down on the said tubeand oil-spout, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.'

HARRY MILLER TURNER.

Witnesses:

J. M. HENDERSON, L. S. BROWN.

